Clamp for conductors

A method of installing a clamp assembly, the method comprising:

• aligning a conductor between a first groove of a first engagement surface of a first plate of the clamp, and a second groove of a second engagement surface of a second plate of the clamp, with a first protrusion and a second protrusion extending from the first groove toward the conductor and a third protrusion extending from the second groove toward the conductor;
• adjusting a fastener extending through the first plate and the second plate to reduce a spacing between the second plate and the first plate, to clamp the conductor between the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface with the conductor extending along the first groove and the second groove, and with the conductor engaged by:
• a distal end of the first protrusion that extends outside of the first groove with an elongated width transverse to a first groove axis of the first groove;
• a distal end of the second protrusion that extends outside of the first groove with an elongated width transverse to the first groove axis;
• and
• a distal end of the third protrusion that extends outside of the second groove with an elongated width transverse to a second groove axis of the second groove;
• the distal end of one or more of the first, second, or third protrusions defining a recessed channel oriented to contact the conductor.

A clamp assembly for securing a conductor, the clamp assembly comprising:

• a first plate, including:
• a first groove having a first width transverse to a first groove axis;
• and
• a first protrusion extending away from the first groove, the first protrusion forming a recessed channel disposed outside of the first groove;
• and
• a second plate, including:
• a second groove having a second width transverse to a second groove axis;
• and
• a pair of second protrusions extending away from the second groove, each second protrusion of the pair forming, respectively, a recessed channel disposed outside of the second groove;
• with the clamp assembly in an installed configuration that clamps a conductor having a least the first width or the second width, the first protrusion being arranged between the pair of second protrusions relative to an elongate direction of the first and second grooves to deform the conductor around the first protrusion.